Comments on: The 5 Best Places to Buy Electronics in Singapore http://www.angryangmo.com/2010/03/11/5-places-buy-electronics-singapore/ Singapore Expat Guide and Blog Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Theo http://www.angryangmo.com/2010/03/11/5-places-buy-electronics-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-6012 Theo Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:50:21 +0000 http://www.angryangmo.com/?p=6444#comment-6012 Angmo can shop too at Sim Lim without any problems, so long you know what you buy but that counts for everywhere in Asia. I come at SIm Lim for years and got NEVER cheated. Lucky Plaza is THE place to look out when you angmo (white) or tourist. Many of them have been cheated at that place. I know friends who have been cheated at FUNAN, any race! If you blond and you don't know what you buy, any salesman will try to trick you.... everywhere on planet earth! When you enter Sim Lim Square, avoid the old uncles at the first floor... they will try to cheat anyone, even the locals. Locals know the better shops are upstairs & avoid this floor immediately. Most of them go directly to the 3rd floor.... Locals always say that Funan is for the tourist and Sim Lim for the locals. Prices are HIGHER at Funan. Funny thing is that a lot of shops at Funan are owned by shop owners in Sim Lim. Funan is more in town and easier for tourists but with the new MRT station coming up at Sim Lim, that will be history... I do have Indian friends who run a shop at Sim Lim and Funan, that's why I know how it a little bit works. Distributors are the biggest jerks in this game. Challenger dumps its old stock back to the distributor & they sell it back to other shop owners. Thats the reason why some shops have some older stock.... And some distributors charge even 5% higher price to indian shopowners.... that is what I call unfair business!!! Angmo can shop too at Sim Lim without any problems, so long you know what you buy but that counts for everywhere in Asia. I come at SIm Lim for years and got NEVER cheated. Lucky Plaza is THE place to look out when you angmo (white) or tourist. Many of them have been cheated at that place. I know friends who have been cheated at FUNAN, any race! If you blond and you don’t know what you buy, any salesman will try to trick you…. everywhere on planet earth!

When you enter Sim Lim Square, avoid the old uncles at the first floor… they will try to cheat anyone, even the locals. Locals know the better shops are upstairs & avoid this floor immediately. Most of them go directly to the 3rd floor….

Locals always say that Funan is for the tourist and Sim Lim for the locals. Prices are HIGHER at Funan. Funny thing is that a lot of shops at Funan are owned by shop owners in Sim Lim. Funan is more in town and easier for tourists but with the new MRT station coming up at Sim Lim, that will be history…

I do have Indian friends who run a shop at Sim Lim and Funan, that’s why I know how it a little bit works. Distributors are the biggest jerks in this game. Challenger dumps its old stock back to the distributor & they sell it back to other shop owners. Thats the reason why some shops have some older stock…. And some distributors charge even 5% higher price to indian shopowners…. that is what I call unfair business!!!

]]> By: Jax http://www.angryangmo.com/2010/03/11/5-places-buy-electronics-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-5690 Jax Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:25:12 +0000 http://www.angryangmo.com/?p=6444#comment-5690 if you notice, the prices at sitex and sim lim are almost the same. sitex is a place to launch new products and clear off old stocks. if you are an angmo or look like one, you will most probably be chopped in sim lim. the customer services may not be good, but the prices compared to funan, it's way better. if you know your products that is. if you notice, the prices at sitex and sim lim are almost the same. sitex is a place to launch new products and clear off old stocks. if you are an angmo or look like one, you will most probably be chopped in sim lim. the customer services may not be good, but the prices compared to funan, it’s way better. if you know your products that is.

]]> By: Shopparadiso http://www.angryangmo.com/2010/03/11/5-places-buy-electronics-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-5094 Shopparadiso Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:30 +0000 http://www.angryangmo.com/?p=6444#comment-5094 You are bang on target especially with Funan and Mustafa. So whats your take on other fairs like SITEX etc You are bang on target especially with Funan and Mustafa. So whats your take on other fairs like SITEX etc

]]> By: Joanna http://www.angryangmo.com/2010/03/11/5-places-buy-electronics-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-5088 Joanna Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:04:51 +0000 http://www.angryangmo.com/?p=6444#comment-5088 I wasn't so impressed with lucky plaza for electronics shopping. Sure there's lots of stores but the customer service is often not good (sometimes downright obnoxious) I wasn’t so impressed with lucky plaza for electronics shopping. Sure there’s lots of stores but the customer service is often not good (sometimes downright obnoxious)

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